Cycle B
Good News B19
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Grains of Wheat
If
a seed of wheat remains a seed, it will not grow. It has to die as a seed in order to grow as a
plant and produce fruit. Jesus was
comparing himself to a seed of wheat. He
was going to have to die to produce the fruit of salvation for mankind. He could not remain as he was and save us
from our sins. So he died on the cross and
was lifted up from the dead on the third day.
In this way he saved us from our sins and gave us eternal life in
heaven.
If a person loves only his life, his
way of doing things, and is selfish in every way, he will lose his life. But if a person does things for others,
shares with others, and helps others, he will preserve his life for
eternity. If you follow the greatest
commandment, Love your neighbor as yourself.
For instance, you are watching your favorite cartoon on television. Your Mother comes in from the grocery
store. You have a choice of staying and
watching your show, or sacrificing what you want to help your Mother bring in
the groceries. If you make a sacrifice
of your time doing something for another person rather than doing something for
yourself, this shows your love for them.
You don’t have to give up your life, as Joan of Arc and
Monday: Ask God to help you notice
someone who could use your help today.
Tuesday: Today, pray for your Mother and Father. Obey them quickly today. When they call you, go right away to help
them.”
Wednesday:
Sending a cheerful card to your parish priests, thanking them for helping your
parish grow closer to God.
Thursday: Take the toys you haven’t played with to
Crisis Assistance Ministry, Goodwill, or Salvation Army so that others may have
toys to play with.
Friday: Tell your friend 3 reasons
why you like them. Ask them if they need any help today. If not, pray for them that God may send them
any help they need.
Saturday:
Draw a picture of you, God, the father, the son and the Holy Spirit together.
Put the heading, “Dear God, Everything I do, I do for you.” Put it on your
refrigerator.
Sunday: Say a prayer for the people who sit beside
you in Church. Ask God to bless them in
a special way today.
Say the “Our Father” to
thank God for giving his only begotten Son so that you might have life
everlasting in heaven. Show God you love
him and choose to follow his Son by what you do and say every day.
“Our
Father, who art in Heaven,
Hallowed
be Thy name.
Thy
kingdom come.
Thy
will be done,
On
earth as it is in heaven.
Give
us this day, our daily bread.
And
forgive us our trespasses,
As
we forgive those who trespass against us.
And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.